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MRI of the neck (cervical spine), no contrast in Nashville, TN costs $298 to $1,880. Here's every hospital's price.

3 hospitals in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area publish a cash price for mri of the neck (cervical spine), no contrast (CPT 72141). We read their files every month so you don't have to.

Across the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area, 3 hospitals list a cash price for mri of the neck (cervical spine), no contrast (CPT 72141). The lowest is $298 at Saint Thomas Hospital for Spinal Surgery, the median is $1,002 and the highest is $1,880 at Metro Nashville General Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 6.3 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Nashville, TN median of $1,002 is 35% below the national median of $1,547 across 1334 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

4 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $36 to $1,737. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which is sometimes higher than the cash price; you may ask for the cash price instead.

The files behind these prices are dated between July 2024 and April 2026. 20 other hospitals in the metro area have no readable price for this code: some publish no file, some block automated reading, some leave the code out. They are listed below so you can call them.

$298
lowest cash price in Nashville, TN
Saint Thomas Hospital for Spinal Surgery · 6 mi
$704 below the median
$1,002
median cash price
3 hospitals
6.3×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
3/24
hospitals with a cash price
20 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Saint Thomas Hospital for Spinal Surgery

Nashville · 6 mi · File Apr 2026

$298
list $793
2
Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital

Murfreesboro · 23 mi · File Jan 2026

$1,002
list $3,340
3
Metro Nashville General Hospital

Nashville · 7 mi · Older file Jul 2024

$1,880
list $3,134
4
Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital

Nashville · 7 mi · File Jan 2026

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1

What's in the price

The hospital facility fee for CPT 72141. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.

2

Cash vs. insured

Cash is what you pay without insurance. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which can be higher than cash. You may ask for the cash price.

3

What to say on the phone

"I'd like the self-pay price for CPT 72141, in writing, and whether it covers facility, physician and anesthesia."

About mri of the neck (cervical spine), no contrast

CPT 72141 is an MRI of the cervical spine without contrast. It shows the discs, nerve roots and spinal cord in the neck and is ordered for arm numbness, neck pain that does not settle, and suspected disc herniation. Expect 20 to 40 minutes in the scanner.

What the price covers

The hospital's price is the technical fee for the scanner, technologist and room. The radiologist's reading is billed separately. Contrast is not part of this code; if your doctor orders contrast the code and price change.

Why prices vary

Spine MRIs are among the most-shopped imaging tests because they are elective and common. Hospital prices spread widely within a metro area; hospital-owned outpatient imaging centers and freestanding centers are usually the low end. Cash prices at hospitals are frequently below the rates they negotiate with insurers.

Questions to ask

  • What is the self-pay price for 72141, scan only?
  • What is the radiologist's fee?
  • Is there a lower price at one of your outpatient imaging sites?

Hospitals in Nashville, TN without a price for this procedure

Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.

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